Improvement in wash-boards



UNITED STATES JAMES A. COLE, OE NOETHVILLE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN wAsH-BoADs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,433, dated January 13, 1874; application filed October 10, 1873.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. COLE, of Northville, Fulton county, New York, have invented a Wash-Board, of which ,the following is a specification:

My invention relates to providing a reversible Wash-board with a pivot-ed head, so constructed and arranged to adapt it to be folded between the projecting ends ofthe side bars, and thus occupy little space; or to be extended and set at an angle to the board proper for supporting it in the tub.

In the drawing, Figure l represents a vertical section of the board and folding-head, and Fig. 2 a front or plan View.

The frame of the board is formed of parallel side bars b b and connecting cross bars or rounds 5 5. The zinc or tin plate o, which is secured to and between these four parts, is corrugated 1n such a manner that the board may be made to present a coarse or fine rubbing-surface, according as one end or the other is uppermost in the tub. To adapt it for such use, the side bars bproject equally at each end of the board. The folding head is formed of v parallel 'side bars, which are connected by a board or panel, 2, and cross-bar 3. The saine is pivoted to bar 4 between the bars b b of the board and centrally thereof, as shown, so that it will lit between the ends of bars b when it is required to pack the saine for transporta tion or other purpose. To facilitate this thc bars are out away from 6 6 to the pivot-bar 4. The head may be set at an angle to theboard proper to support it in a position convenient for performance `of the rubbing process.

I do not claim a Wash-board adapted, when reversed, to present a 'derent rubbing-sun -f-ace; but

I claim g The combination, with the reversible board formed of plateV cv and bars b Z) projecting equally at each end and connected by bars 5 5, of the head pivoted centrally thereto, as

shown anddescribed, to adapt lit to fold with or support the board, in the `manner specified.

J. A. COLE.

Witnesses:

A. C. SLOOUM, J. S. BARKER. 

